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The first few dates have been announced for the forthcoming "Art of Noise II" tour, featuring headliners NILE with support from KREATOR, VADER, AMON AMARTH and GOATWHORE. The trek, which is tentatively scheduled to kick off on Sept. 30 and conclude on Oct. 27, will include the following stops: Oct. 05 - Club 101 - ...

GODSMACK have set "Serenity" as the next single from the band's latest CD, "Faceless". "Serenity" goes for official adds at radio on June 17, but many stations are already playing the tune. A video will be shot in the coming weeks with a yet-to-be-named director. The song was written by GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna in ...

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil has once again slammed CRÜE bandmate Nikki Sixx over the group's perennially delayed reunion plans, claiming that the band's return to the road has been put on hold indefinitely while Nikki is out recording and touring with his new project BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION. Speaking to Pitriff.com earlier today ...

SOIL have been holed up at Sound City studios in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulenicz (FOO FIGHTERS, DANZIG) laying down additional tracks for their forthcoming sophomore J Records effort, "Redefine". The follow-up to 2001's "Scars", the bulk of which was recorded earlier in the year with longtime collaborator Johnny K at Chicago's Groovemaster studio, ...

AYREON and STAR ONE mastermind Arjen Anthony Lucassen will be participating in a live chat Saturday, May 24, through SeismicRadio.com between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST (21.00-22.00 CET) during the "Absolute Zero" radio show from DJ ZeroHour. To join the chat, go to Seismic Radio.com and click on the "chat" link. You ...

German metallers HELLOWEEN will be embarking on a short North American headlining tour in early October to support their recently issued album, "Rabbit Don't Come Easy". The trek, which will kick off in Southern California and conclude in New York City, will tentatively cover the following markets: Los Angeles Orange County Phoenix Denver Chicago Detroit ...

BLIND GUARDIAN, PARADISE LOST, SAXON and IN FLAMES are among the artists confirmed to appear at Metalfest Vienna, a two-day event set to take place on Aug. 23-24 at Arena in Vienna, Austria. The list of acts currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: BLIND GUARDIAN PARADISE LOST SAXON IN FLAMES DESTRUCTION ...

Former SKUNK ANANSIE singer Skin performed a solo gig in Milan, Italy Thursday night (May 22). Check out pictures from Wire Image. Skin will issue her debut solo effort, "Fleshwounds", on June 2 through EMI Chrysalis/Capitol Records. The CD was recorded in two bursts — first in 2001, in Belgium, with producer David ...